15 Dec 1899
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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1899
Page
1
Obituary lines recount the Silver Lake native William Roy Kemper born May 7 1882 died December 10 1899 at age 17 7 3 with verses of faith and mourning. Family notes place him in a home divided between earthly and heavenly realms as they trust in God's plan.
The Silver Lake Lutheran Sunday School committee presents resolutions mourning the death of Willie R Kempner. They honor him as a loving sympathetic brother and note his loyal labor, expressing sympathy to his mother and sisters and requesting publication in the local paper.
Mr and Mrs L W Myers express deep gratitude to all who helped rescue their goods and barn from a recent fire. They credit brave aid that limited losses and saved lives, praising the community for heroic, selfless acts.
Card of Thanks from Hiram Rager and family thanks friends who aided during a recent fire and expresses sincere gratitude for the help in time of peril.
A humorous tale describes a man before St. Peter seeking admission to heaven. He is refused after admitting he tried to block his newspaper by instructing the postmaster to tell the publisher his paper was refused. The custodian of heaven notes his contemptible act and sends him away.
A discussion on persistent advertising. It notes the advertiser behind the paper earns public trust and patronage across seasons and weather. It contrasts local papers supporting the public with public officials making blunders, and mocks editors atop dry goods boxes as a humorous aside.
Many veterans of the war against Spain applied for admission to the national soldiers home at Marion but were refused due to crowding. Officials expect winter arrangements to free space for them while all other requests are being refused. The home has over 2,400 enrollees with about 500 on furloughs, risking insufficient accommodations if all return.
A reunion of our exchange’s correspondents featured topics on gathering news and running a newspaper. One local scribe earned about $60 from ad work and subscriptions, and his experience could guide a piece on how to beat a newspaper, given his ample exposure.
A 2 cent stamp, exactly one inch long, would when issued in 1898 form a continuous strip exceeding 39 000 miles. The line of stamps bearing the father of his country would wrap more than one and a half times around the Earth at the equator.
Richmond Indiana resident D B Johnston credits Chamberlain’s Pain Balm with curing his rheumatism after years of trouble. He reports his foot swelling and pain vanished after a single application, praising its effectiveness. Availability noted from Dr Chas Rager’s sale.
Daily arrivals of new capes and jackets offered at lower prices than competitors. Visit W. H. Kingrey & Co to see the selection.
An eastern editor notes a man in New York faced trouble for marrying two wives while a western editor insists many have married one wife. A northern editor recalls acquaintances who faced trouble for promising not to go further. A southern editor mentions a friend bothered by being seen with another man’s wife.
The Kosciusko county circuit court began its December term Monday. The Wine vs Shoup case was the first on the docket and granted a new trial. Judge Shively of Wabash presided. Plaintiff counsel included McNagney of Columbia City, Royce, Wood and Bowser of Warsaw. Defendants were Judge Van Fleet of Elkhart, Fraizer of Warsaw, and North of Milford.
A foreign surgeon proposes that crossing the legs triggers appendicitis by hindering digestion. He notes the appendix’s loose attachment to the cecum and residual undigested matter, suggesting leg crossing could force material into the appendix and trigger rapid inflammatory processes.
The text argues a curfew should be adopted within each family with the father as mayor and night watch, combining fines and punishment. It notes some families lack executive or judicial structure, explaining why curfews are enacted, warning that a firm rod is feared more than idle candy.
Home merchants are the men who give you credit when you have no cash to pay. They help you pay taxes that run schools and pave streets and are the men to whom you appeal for favors. Buy at home. Ex.
The Warsaw Times notes a person prints a doge r and pushes it under a door then rings the bell causing the householder to swear. The ad is delivered and the bell rings while the man smiles and abandons everything for his home paper.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a money back guarantee by Dr. Chas Roger. It also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a cure for indigestion and sour stomach. A call appears for subscribers to offer dry wood delivery.
A hoarse voice in a child signals croup onset and Cham berlain's Cough Remedy given early can prevent the attack. Trusted in thousands of homes nationwide, it has twenty five years of constant use without failure, as sold by Dr. Chas Rager.
The Nickel Plate Road offers holiday round trip tickets at one and one third fare for travel December 28 24 25 30 31 1899 and January 1 1900 with return by January 2 1900. Special Daily Express trains dining car service and inducements for students returning home.
A reader from Gentryville Indiana hails One Minute Cough Cure as the best remedy for coughs and colds. It is described as harmless with immediate results, curing hoarseness croup pneumonia bronchitis and lung troubles and claimed to prevent consumption when used early. Dr Chas Rager endorses it.
Purge and purify the blood cleanse the liver and invigorate the system. Famous little pills advertised for constipation and liver troubles. Dr. Chas. Rager.
A reader from Gordon Arkansas lauds Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup as a household remedy for coughs colds and bronchial issues. Testimonials claim One Minute Cough Cure saved a child with croup and doctors had given up. The ad touts relief at once and references Dr Chas Roger. It also notes Thanksgiving hours and a dry goods sale by W H Kingery Co with discounted plaid fabrics.
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